Welcome to Stepwise Solutions

Partner with Experts in Operational Excellence and Sustainable Change

Our consultants bring decades of operational leadership and improvement experience across mining (iron ore, gold, base metals, lithium), processing, chemical manufacturing, and capital-intensive industries.

Our Story

Our Purpose

We integrate strategy with disciplined execution — driving sustainable gains in productivity, safety, cost, and asset performance.

To enable sustainable growth through a structured, stepwise approach — transforming operations into high-performing outcomes that deliver real business impact.

The Goal

Our Mission

To help organisations achieve long-term excellence through innovative solutions, operational discipline, and collaborative transformation.

The Outlook

Our Values

Excellence – We pursue high standards and continuous improvement
Collaboration – We succeed together with our clients and teams
Integrity – We do what’s right, always
Resilience – We adapt and lead through complexity and change

The Team

Leadership

Farayi Jawa – Managing Director

A respected transformational leader with over 28 years of experience across mining and industrial operations. Farayi is known for embedding lean systems, lifting performance, and coaching leaders to deliver breakthrough outcomes. His values-driven approach and hands-on leadership style ensure integrity and impact in every engagement.

Our Process

High-performing outcomes delivered through a stepwise path — not one-off fixes.

1.Engage & Observe

Understand the context. Build trust. See the reality. We connect directly with your teams and observe operations firsthand to identify constraints and align on the case for change.

2. Evaluate

Diagnose root causes. Prioritise opportunities. Using data-driven analysis, we uncover the most impactful levers to drive measurable improvement.

3. Implement

Co-design solutions. Execute with structure. We deliver outcomes through targeted execution, cross-functional collaboration, and disciplined project delivery.

4. Sustain

Embed change. Build capability. Lock in value. We embed improvements through coaching, systems, routines, and capability uplift — ensuring lasting results.